French version of Medal of Honor Frontline, one of the finest PS2 FPS games covering the D-Day landings. The opening sequence on Omaha Beach remains one of the most striking of the generation. Same excellence as the international version under its French title.
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First-Person Shooter4 players16+
Co-op
Description
French edition of EA Los Angeles' Medal of Honor - Frontline released in 2002, distributed as "En Première Ligne." Players take on Lieutenant Jimmy Patterson in missions inspired by the D-Day landings (Omaha Beach, Sainte-Mère-l'Église), with Spielbergian staging and a Michael Giacchino score.
Medal of Honor - En Premiere Ligne review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Signed by Michael Giacchino, the orchestral score breathes the air of a great war film, from heroic fanfares to the poignant themes of the landing. The music magnifies sacrifice and bravery with a rare cinematic nobility. This symphonic breadth lastingly raised the musical standard of the shooter.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾2,4 GB📅07/06/2002
Published by Electronic Arts
Medal of Honor - En Premiere Ligne (PS2) price, value & rarity
Complete: box, manual and disc/cart very clean. Lightly handled.
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Collector interest
The French printing of Medal of Honor under the local title En Premiere Ligne, the PS2 high point of World War II shooting before Call of Duty's rise, marked by its Spielberg and DreamWorks Omaha Beach landing. The localized cover appeals to those reconstructing the language variants of a founding FPS, in clean case condition, more for the coherence of a regional set than for sharp scarcity.
Better with friends
A first-person shooter set in World War II, whose multiplayer skirmishes pit soldiers against each other in tight maps. The competition is direct and readable: hunting room by room, managing ammo and setting the ambush decide the rounds. Rougher than purpose-built arenas, it keeps a retro charm and offers snappy duels, perfect for quick challenges where rivalry climbs among friends.
Is Medal of Honor - En Premiere Ligne still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2002 on PS2, Electronic Arts' project embodies the golden age of the World War Two first person shooter. The Omaha Beach landing, as an opening, remains a sequence of remarkable cinematic intensity, carried by Michael Giacchino's orchestral score. The campaign chains missions of careful staging, from infiltration to open combat. The corridor level design and a simplistic artificial intelligence betray their era. A console classic for fans of old school shooting and for anyone curious about the genesis of a genre that would dominate the following decade across every platform.
